ERIC Number: EJ803401
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2007
Pages: 17
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Assessing Intermediate Outcomes of a Faith-Based Residential Prisoner Reentry Program
Roman, Caterina G.; Wolff, Ashley; Correa, Vanessa; Buck, Janeen
Research on Social Work Practice, v17 n2 p199-215 2007
Objective: This study examined intermediate outcomes of a faith-based prisoner reentry program by assessing how client spirituality related to client- and program-level characteristics, investigating differences between completers and terminators, and examining how religious preference, religiosity/spirituality, religious salience, and incarceration's impact on spirituality influenced program completion, satisfaction, and perceived progress. Method: The study employed independent t tests, chi-square tests, and regression models to examine the influence of predictor variables. Results: Religious preference was positively associated with progress and satisfaction. In addition, individuals reporting decreases in spirituality during prison were 34 times as likely to drop out of the program compared to those who had more positive in-prison spiritual changes. Salience, general religiosity/spirituality, and spiritual experiences did not predict outcomes. Implications of the findings are discussed. (Contains 5 tables.)
Descriptors: Spiritual Development, Religion, Institutionalized Persons, Correctional Institutions, Predictor Variables, Religious Factors, Rehabilitation, Outcomes of Treatment, Correlation, Individual Characteristics, Satisfaction, Graduation, Program Effectiveness, Dropouts, Job Training, Drug Education, Criminals, Racial Differences, Gender Differences, Substance Abuse, Family Influence, Homeless People
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